Ms Palaszczuk travelled to Rockhampton and Yeppoon on Saturday afternoon to be briefed on recovery efforts.

Passenger services to and from Rockhampton Airport remained cancelled on Saturday, with only emergency and government aircraft permitted to land.

"Crews are working to get the airport operational again as soon as possible," Rockhampton Regional Council said in a statement.

"Travellers should contact their airlines for information on rescheduling."

Further south, flood warnings were current for the Mary, Noosa, Maroochy, Mooloolah, Caboolture, Pine, upper Brisbane and Stanley rivers on Saturday afternoon.

Brisbane, with the devastating 2011 flood still fresh in the memories of its residents, appeared to have been spared major damage.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said there had been no flooding to homes and the expected strong winds failed to materialise.

"We have had very little trees and vegetation come down," Cr Quirk said.

"We are on the tail end of these cyclonic conditions and Brisbane has coped pretty well.

"There has been some pretty high creek levels, but by and large, we have coped pretty well."

More than 190,000 sandbags were given out to Brisbane residents, but few instances of serious flooding had been reported.

In northern NSW, damaging winds, rough surf and heavy rain were forecast following the arrival on Saturday of wild weather.

Emergency workers responded to more than 700 calls for help, many from Tweed Heads and Ballina and mostly related to preparing for inundation, minor property damage and fallen trees, a State Emergency Services spokeswoman said.

On Saturday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology said there was minor flooding in Lismore and flood warnings were current for the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond and Wilsons Rivers.

"Minor flooding is expected to develop in the Richmond River at Coraki and Woodburn overnight tonight," the bureau said.

"At this stage it is not possible to predict the flood peak because of uncertainty over how much more rain will fall."

The bureau said there was a more than 70 per cent chance of flooding on Saturday and Sunday in the Tweed Valley, Brunswick Valley, Richmond and Wilsons valleys, Clarence Valley, Bellinger Valley and Nambucca Valley.

In the Northern Territory, where the Category 4 Cyclone Lam slammed into the remote region east of Darwin overnight on Thursday, affected residents will receive relief money as repairs and restorations begin.

The federal and Northern Territory governments on Saturday jointly announced that assistance would be provided in the local government areas of East Arnhem and West Arnhem. It includes funding for local councils to restore damaged public assets.

Individuals and families can access immediate relief payments of up to $495 per adult and $250 per child, with a maximum of up to $1245 per family.

Financial assistance for essential repairs to homes and the replacement of household and personal items is also available to those eligible.

On Saturday morning 58 personnel from emergency services, the Red Cross and government departments were deployed to the four remote communities of Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Ramingining and Milingimbi.

Chief Minister Adam Giles said the residents of Goulburn Island, all of whom were evacuated to Darwin on Wednesday, would start to be flown home on Saturday.

The state of emergency declared for those areas will be reassessed on Sunday.